Wilaquta (Sandia)

This article is about the mountain in the Sandia Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wilaquta.
Wilaquta
Wilaquta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,179 m (16,991 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°34′56″S 69°25′45″W / 14.58222°S 69.42917°W / -14.58222; -69.42917Coordinates: 14°34′56″S 69°25′45″W / 14.58222°S 69.42917°W / -14.58222; -69.42917 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Apolobamba

Wilaquta (Aymara wila red, blood, quta lake, "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Vilacota) is a 5,179-metre-high (16,991 ft) mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, in the districts Cuyocuyo and Quiaca. Wilaquta is situated northwest of the mountain Ananea and northeast of Qurwari.[3]

References

  1. ↑ www.minem.gob.pe
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sandia Province (Puno Region)]


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